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= {ibm-cloud-title} VPC Block CSI Driver Operator
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== Overview

{product-title} is capable of provisioning persistent volumes (PVs) using the Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver for {ibm-name} Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Block Storage.

Familiarity with xref:../../storage/understanding-persistent-storage.adoc#understanding-persistent-storage[persistent storage] and xref:../../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi.adoc#persistent-storage-csi[configuring CSI volumes] is recommended when working with a CSI Operator and driver.

To create CSI-provisioned PVs that mount to {ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block storage assets, {product-title} installs the {ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block CSI Driver Operator and the {ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block CSI driver by default in the `openshift-cluster-csi-drivers` namespace.

* The _{ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block CSI Driver Operator_ provides three storage classes named `ibmc-vpc-block-10iops-tier` (default), `ibmc-vpc-block-5iops-tier`, and `ibmc-vpc-block-custom` for different tiers that you can use to create persistent volume claims (PVCs). The {ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block CSI Driver Operator supports dynamic volume provisioning by allowing storage volumes to be created on demand, eliminating the need for cluster administrators to pre-provision storage. You can disable this default storage class if desired (see xref:../../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi-sc-manage.adoc#persistent-storage-csi-sc-manage[Managing the default storage class]).

* The _{ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block CSI driver_ enables you to create and mount {ibm-cloud-name} VPC Block PVs.

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For information about installing with user-managed encryption for {ibm-cloud-title}, see xref:../../installing/installing_ibm_cloud/user-managed-encryption-ibm-cloud.adoc#user-managed-encryption-ibm-cloud[User-managed encryption for {ibm-cloud-title}] and xref:../../installing/installing_ibm_cloud/preparing-to-install-on-ibm-cloud.adoc#prerequisites_preparing-to-install-on-ibm-cloud[Preparing to install on {ibm-cloud-title}].
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.Additional resources
* xref:../../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi.adoc#persistent-storage-csi[Configuring CSI volumes]
